Ecclesiastes 11:2

Translations

Modern

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Traditional

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Literal

Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, for you do not know what evil may come to be on the earth.

Latin

Da partem septem necnon et octo, quia ignoras quid futurum sit mali super terram.

Original

Hebrew

English

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Notes

Ecclesiastes 11:1–2

We should invest our resources instead of hoarding them, even if we cannot control the outcomes.

Ecclesiastes 11:1–6

All profitable activities involve risk. We should act wisely and trust God for the outcome.

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Proverbs 6:16
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Luke 6:30–35
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Esther 9:19
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Acts 11:28–30
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Nehemiah 8:10
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Daniel 4:27
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Micah 5:5
And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
Luke 17:4
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Hebrews 13:3
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Glossary

Book of Ecclesiastes

Topics

Liberality: General Scriptures Concerning Liberality: Promises To Risk Taking Seven: Miscellany of Sevens of Liberality Stock Investment

Ecclesiastes 11:2

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